Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-20
GENERAL NEWS,


Knights Of Labor Instructed to Cels-
brate, bat TO Use Only one Flag.
PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-An official
circular from Grand Master Workman
Powderly dated at Omaha, Nebraska,
May 7th, addressed to the Order of the
Knights of Labor throughout the Uni
ted States, recommends that on the
next Fourth of July, the members OF
the order, where there is an assembly
in existence, hold demonstrations and
celebrations in honor of the birth oi
the peoples government.
Following is a selection from the cir
cular:
"In the line of march and on your
stands and public places, use only one
fag-the Stars and Stripes. Show to
the world we are determined to find
out what is wrong in our system OF
government, and that we are as equally
determined to right such wrongs as
may exist, by perfectly legitimate de-
mands. l desire also that the question
of the restoration of the peoples lands
to the care of the people be discussed"
Frightsnsd to Death.
ALBUQUERQUE, May T. Cuberto
Gonsaloz, a large sheep raiser, rode
over his range to inspect a flock about
the time of the earthquake. After the
shocks he found his sheep scattered
and one of the men stretched upon
the ground dead. He instituted search
for the other two and found them a
mile away both dead. The bodies bore
no marks of violence or injury Of any
kind. The only plausible theory for
the cause of their death is extreme
fright.
IL Blaine out Of the Races
WASHINGTON, May Il. A very
prominent Republican who has held
numerous conferences recently with
the leaders of his party in New York
and elsewhere says this: "Mr. Blaine
is going to Europe to remain, it is said,
until after the Republican nominating
convention has been held. 1t would
not surprise him if before that conven-
ton the Republicans should be Off
cially informed that Mr. Blaine would
not be a candidate. 1t is known that
those who are nearer him are con-
vinced that the feeling is growing with
him that it may be unwise for him to
make another contest for the nomina-
ton. His health is not good. Even
his most intimate friends, like White
law Reid and William Walter Phelps,
are not quite certain that he ought to
subject himself to the excitement of
another campaign. Some of the
members of Mr.. Blaine's family are of
the opinion that he ought not to be o
candidate. It will not be a political
miracle, therefore, if the Republicans
should enter their convention with
Mr.. Blaine out of the field"
The Norahsrn PaciAc's Side OF the Case
Wiil be Presented.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Colonel Geo
Gray and w. X. Munhall, counsel for
the Northern Pacific Railroad, will to-
morrow have a conference with Secre-
tary Lamar, with a view of an AMIGA
BILE and speedy adjustment of the
Northern Pacific indemnity land ques-
ton recently brought into prominence
by President Cleveland's letter to the
Secretary of the Interior in the Gull
ford Miller case.
Colonel Gray said to-day: "While
regretting the mistake of the Presi-
dent as to the facts in the matter of
the case, the Northern Pacific is en-
tirely willing to submit to the conclus-
ions arrived at" Colonel Gray's prop
osition to the Secretary is that the
company at it's own expense will ascer-
certain, as nearly as may be by the
best descriptions obtainable, the
amount of losses within the unsur-
veyed granted limits of the roads, the
amounts of losses within the surveyed
granted limits to be obtained from the
records of the General Land Office !;
that the indemnity for these losses be
selected by the company from unoccu-
pied adjacent lands within the indem-
nifty limits, as contemplated in the
granting act; that all lands remaining
in such sections be approved by the
Interior Department, and that they
be Immediately thrown open to settle
ment and entry, and for any losses
subsequently discovered the company
will take its chances to make its selec-
ton from unoccupied lands.
Col. Gray said his company had
been at all times ready and willing to
make selections, and release its with
drawal to every acre to which it had
not clear legal title; that Congress
obstructed judgment on the grant by
failure to apprOpropriate sufficient
sums for survey Of the lands in ques.
ton. He added that the company had
no desire to disturb the settlers within
the indemnity limits who in good faith
entered upon the land for the purpose
of making homes for themselves. On
the contrary, their presence was desir-
able. Their rights would be fully pro-
tected and respected.
The question of the grant to the
Northern Pacific Company between
Wallula Junction and Portland, Ore
gon, will be argued by Col. Gray before